Hospital Nurse Liaison

Hospice of the Piedmont is looking for a part-time Hospital Nurse Liaison to cover the University of Virginia Hospital and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital. This role involves coordinating hospice services for referred individuals, presenting hospice benefits to patients and their support circle, assessing their understanding, and advocating for the admission of eligible patients. Additionally, the liaison will promote hospice care through exceptional customer service and education for families, patients, and hospital staff.

The preferred schedule for this position is 10-hour shifts Saturday-Monday.

Responsibilities/General Duties

• Establish a hospice presence in hospitals by attending rounds, care conferences, in-service meetings, committee meetings, and new staff orientations.
• Coordinate discharge plans with hospital case managers, patients, families, and hospice staff for newly referred patients, providing consultation and follow-up.
• Inform hospital patients and their families about Hospice of the Piedmont services.
• Educate and consult hospital medical professionals on Hospice of the Piedmont services, pain management, hospice care, and reimbursements, advising the Hospital Relations Manager on community needs.
• Contribute to marketing and business development plans.
• Ensure census growth.
• Demonstrate familiarity with agency policies, state, and federal hospice regulations.
• Transfer patient information from hospital systems to hospice EMR promptly.
• Advocate for current hospice patients admitted to the hospital or ER.
• Participate in research, quality improvement, or other end-of-life care studies.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff, and the Agency.

Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Two or more years of relevant nursing experience in terminal care, health team service coordination, documentation and/or case management. 
• Ability to manage all aspects of terminal care, health team service coordination, and documentation. 
• Emotionally mature and caring individual willing to give support and assistance to the terminally ill and their families.
• Basic to intermediate proficiency in word processing software. Must demonstrate basic computer skills.
• A valid driver’s license and current automobile liability insurance.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in hospice, home health, health care sales or marketing.
• Strong knowledge of hospice regulations and reimbursement issues surrounding hospice care.

Hospice of the Piedmont offers you the opportunity to reconnect with all of the reasons you went into nursing in the first place, along with competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Life, Short & Long Term Disability, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

Hospice of the Piedmont is a non-profit, equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and patients served.